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. 2014;22(1):33-49.
doi: 10.1080/10640266.2014.857517.

Eating disorders, trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial resources

Sefik Tagay  1 , Ellen Schlottbohm, Mae Lynn Reyes-Rodriguez, Nevena Repic, Wolfgang Senf
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Eating disorders, trauma, PTSD, and psychosocial resources

Sefik Tagay et al. Eat Disord. 2014.

Abstract

The frequency of traumatic events and comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women with eating disorders (ED) was assessed. Also, patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) were compared; post-traumatic symptomatology and the role of psychosocial resources were analyzed. One hundred three ED patients (29.1±10.5 years) were studied through the use of standardized questionnaires. We found that 23.1% of AN and 25.5% of BN patients fulfilled the study definition for a current diagnosis of PTSD. Cumulative traumatization led to more severe symptomatology. Psychosocial resources were found to have strong associations with symptomatology. These findings provide additional support for the association between traumatization and ED. Clinical interventions for traumatized ED patients may benefit from a focus on post-traumatic stress symptomatology and personal resources.

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Social Support (SSQ), Sense of Coherence (SOC-13), Ineffectiveness (EDI-2) and grade of traumatization in ED-patients
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